Tag Archives: Press Freedom

PEC demands release of journalist- filmmaker Shin Daewe

Posted on January 28, 2024 - 10:27pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the imprisonment of fearless Burmese journalist-filmmaker Shin Daewe for live by theruling military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) … Continue reading →

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PEC expresses concern over arrest of Rakhine reporter by military junta

Posted on November 3, 2023 - 2:08pm by UT News Service
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Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has expressed concern over the recent arrest of a Rakhine reporter in western Myanmar and urged the military junta to release Ko Htet Aung along with other nearly … Continue reading →

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Ukhrul Journalist body and AR amicably settles Ramva Harassment episode; UDWJA revokes boycott on 24 AR

Posted on September 27, 2023 - 10:10pm by UT Desk
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Ukhrul: The Ukhrul District Working Journalists Association (UDWJA) in the interest of the journalist and public said it has amicably resolved to “forgive and forget” the unfortunate incident that took place at 24 Assam Rifles COB, Ramva Check Post on … Continue reading →

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Manipur scribes put Editors Guild of India in troubles

Posted on September 11, 2023 - 12:44pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria WHEN WE used to presume the Editors Guild of India (EGI) as a national forum of editors, the journalists-editors of Manipur changed the perception. Two major local media bodies have challenged the EGI over its fact-finding report on … Continue reading →

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PEC condemns scribe’s murder in India’s Bihar province

Posted on August 18, 2023 - 10:21pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Geneva, August 18: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the murder of Vimal Kumar Yadav , a young scribe associated with the leading Hindi newspaper, Dainik Jagran, in Bihar province of north … Continue reading →

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PEC urges Singapore government to withdraw blockade on Asia Sentinel

Posted on June 25, 2023 - 12:42pm by UT News Service
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Geneva, June 24: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, while expressing its concern over the blockage on Asia Sentinel, an independent online media outlets focusing on Asian news coverage, urges the Singapore government (precisely the interior … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh scribe killed, PEC demands fair probe

Posted on June 16, 2023 - 10:42pm by UT News Service
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Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Bangladeshi journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim (45), who becomes the 26th media person to be killedthis year till date. It also demands a fair probe … Continue reading →

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Pakistan journalist traceless for weeks, PEC demands probe

Posted on June 9, 2023 - 12:43pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria Geneva, June 9: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the missing of Pakistan journalist and political commentator Imran Riaz Khan for weeks after his arrest at Sialkot international airport and … Continue reading →

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Section of tribal student orgs calls out Manipur’s valley-centric media outlets

Posted on May 27, 2023 - 10:04pm by UT Desk
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Churachandpur, May 26: Four tribal student organisations have accused media outlets of selective reporting in the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur triggered on May 3. While declaring ban on Imphal valley-based media outlets, it has accused the same having become … Continue reading →

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3 journalists (including ANI journo) injured in Manipur valley’s fresh flare-up

Posted on May 22, 2023 - 10:11pm by UT Desk
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Imphal: At lest 3 media persons, covering New Checkon fresh flare-up in Imphal East were assaulted while covering the incident that erupted on Monday afternoon. Three journalists, Soram Inaoba and Johnson of Mami TV, ANI video-journalist B Dayananda received blows from … Continue reading →

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